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Dorylus titan vinalli
| Dorylus titan vinalli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dorylinae |
| Genus: | Dorylus |
| Species: | D. titan |
| Subspecies: | D. titan vinalli |
| Trinomial name | |
| Dorylus titan vinalli Santschi, 1933 | |
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 1.51° to 1.2222°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- vinalli. Dorylus (Anomma) titan var. vinalli Santschi, 1933b: 97 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (date of publication 30.iii.1933).
- Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
- Type-locality: Democratic Republic of Congo (“Congo belge”): Haut Congo, Basankusu, Bongandanga, 9.i.1932 (G. Vinall).
- Type-depositories: BMNH, NHMB.
- [Also described as new by Santschi, in Poulton, 1933: 58 (footnote) (date of publication 21.iv.1933).]
- Subspecies of titan: Raignier & van Boven, 1955: 33; Bolton, 1995b: 180.
- Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1933b. Contribution à l'étude des fourmis de l'Afrique tropicale. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 73: 95-108 (page 97, worker described)